Housing data for Southpointe, PA
Southpointe, PA has an estimated 3,136 residents and 1,561 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Washington County.
59.8% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,649 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,136 (±605)
- Housing units
- 1,561 (±242)
- Households that rent
- 59.8%
- Median gross rent
- $1,649
What stands out in Southpointe
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 42.6% (±12.3 points) in Southpointe, higher than in Washington County (8.0%).
Median home value: $569,600 (±$63,589) in Southpointe, higher than in Washington County ($228,500).
Median real estate taxes: $6,386 (±$864) in Southpointe, higher than in Washington County ($2,485).
Households that rent: 59.8% (±9.1 points) in Southpointe, higher than in Washington County (23.9%).
- Types of homes in Southpointe
- Home values in Southpointe
- Property taxes in Southpointe
- Renters and owners in Southpointe
Housing in Southpointe at a glance
- Median rent: $1,649 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,799 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 38.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 59.8% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $106,644 median household income
- Home values: $569,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,875 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,386 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 42.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 44.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 17.2% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 80.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 23.6 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 40.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Southpointe against Washington County, its state and the nation
| Southpointe | Washington County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,136 (±605) | 210,042 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,561 (±242) | 97,923 (±105) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 59.8% (±9.1 points) | 23.9% (±1.1 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,649 (±$103) | $949 (±$25) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $106,644 (±$13,745) | $78,958 (±$2,272) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $569,600 (±$63,589) | $228,500 (±$4,629) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,386 (±$864) | $2,485 (±$65) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 17.2% (±13.9 points) | 66.3% (±1.6 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.6 minutes (±4.0) | 26.8 minutes (±0.6) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 94.8% (±5.6 points) | 89.9% (±0.7 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.1 years (±3.1) | 44.2 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Southpointe covers 2.6 square miles of land, about 1,225 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Washington County
Southpointe has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Washington County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Washington County recorded 146 violent and 575 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Southpointe
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muse | 1.3 mi | $827 | $340,300 | 6.8% |
| Cecil-Bishop | 1.6 mi | $1,352 | $305,500 | 20.6% |
| Canonsburg | 2.3 mi | $1,025 | $213,200 | 44.4% |
| Lawrence | 3.3 mi | $1,037 | $217,200 | 10.2% |
| Houston | 3.6 mi | $775 | $203,800 | 37.8% |
| Thompsonville | 4.0 mi | — | $436,900 | 2.3% |
| Chartiers Township | 4.8 mi | $1,186 | $248,400 | 9.1% |
| McGovern | 4.8 mi | $1,184 | $320,300 | 7.4% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Southpointe
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exton | $2,202 | $554,200 | $120,697 | 70.9% |
| East Caln Township | $1,769 | $467,100 | $102,288 | 49.4% |
| Eagleview | $2,310 | $631,300 | $137,417 | 54.9% |
| Patton Township | $1,386 | $388,100 | $83,656 | 49.5% |
| Trexlertown | $1,841 | $287,400 | $109,792 | 66.9% |
| Willow Street | $2,672 | $314,700 | $109,675 | 59.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Southpointe, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,075 | $1,146 | $1,389 | $1,773 | $1,925 |
HUD income limits for Southpointe, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,200 | $38,650 | $61,850 |
| 2 people | $26,500 | $44,200 | $70,650 |
| 3 people | $29,800 | $49,700 | $79,500 |
| 4 people | $33,100 | $55,200 | $88,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $59,650 | $95,400 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $64,050 | $102,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $68,450 | $109,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $72,900 | $116,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $110,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Southpointe is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Cecil Township, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Southpointe
What is the average rent in Southpointe, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Southpointe is $1,649 (±$103) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Southpointe?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Southpointe, PA is $1,460 (±$230) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Southpointe rent-burdened?
38.6% of renting households in Southpointe pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Southpointe?
Southpointe has an estimated 914 (±231) renting households, 59.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Southpointe?
The median household income in Southpointe is $106,644 (±$13,745) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Southpointe, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $569,600 (±$63,589) for owner-occupied homes in Southpointe (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Southpointe CDP, Pennsylvania (place:72424, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .